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Oakley Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

753 Fairview Road, Asheville, NC 28803 · (828) 274-7515 · Part of Buncombe County Schools

Asheville’s School Grade B better than 63% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
502
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Oakley Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 17.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Asheville kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Asheville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Oakley ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

753 Fairview Road, Asheville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten98
Grade 178
Grade 282
Grade 384
Grade 476
Grade 566
Enrollment over time
428’20
447’21
433’22
444’23
502’24

Up 17.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 40%Hispanic 25%Black 24%Two or more races 10%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Oakley Elementary from Asheville families.

Other schools in Buncombe County Schools

The district →
Estes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Asheville
C+
754 students14:1
North Buncombe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Weaverville
B
593 students15:1
Sand Hill-Venable Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Asheville
B−
590 students15:1
Avery's Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Arden
C+
557 students15:1
Glen Arden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Arden
B+
505 students14:1
Williams Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Swannanoa
C−
451 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Asheville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.